Information about #989BAF color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #989BAF reads as a gently muted blue and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Manatee (#979AAA). Slightly further away sit Logan (#9D9CB4) and El Nino (#92A0AC).
In RGB terms — rgb(152, 155, 175) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #989BAF: 7.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. No one has named #989BAF so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#989BAF color variations
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#989BAF color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#989BAF color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#989BAF color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#989BAF color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#989BAF color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #989BAF color
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Nearest named colors to #989BAF
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#979AAA
#9D9CB4
#92A0AC
#A09BB2
#9998A7
#9D9CB7
#91A3B0
#8E97AB
#93A2B7
#A2A1AC
#A096A7
#9FA3A7
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#989BAF
- RGB152, 155, 175
- CMYK9, 8, 0, 31
- CSSrgb(152, 155, 175)
- HSL232°, 13%, 64%
- HSL Precise232.174°, 12.568%, 64.118%
- HSV232°, 13%, 69%
- HSB232°, 13%, 69%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.596
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.686
- GLSLvec3(0.596, 0.608, 0.686)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.596, 0.608, 0.686, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.596, 0.608, 0.686)
- Percentage of Red in RGB59.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB68.6%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID989BAF
- DECIMAL ID10001327
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
